Akta Kesatuan Sekerja (Pindaan) 2024

Akta ini mula berkuat kuasa pada tarikh yang ditetapkan oleh Menteri melalui pemberitahuan dalam Warta dan Menteri boleh menetapkan tarikh yang berlainan bagi permulaan kuat kuasa peruntukan yang berlainan Akta ini.

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dalam subseksyen (1), dalam takrif ‘ “trade union”

or “union” ’, dengan memotong perenggan (a); dan

dengan memotong subseksyen (2).

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dalam subseksyen (1), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“one month” dengan perkataan “six months”; dan

dalam subseksyen (2), dalam proviso, dengan menggantikan perkataan “six months” dengan perkataan “twelve months”.

dengan memotong subseksyen (2);

dalam subseksyen (3)—

dengan memotong perenggan (a), (b) dan (c); dan

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dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (3) subseksyen yang berikut:

“(4)  Where the Director General refuses to register a trade union under this section, he shall inform the trade union in writing of his refusal and the grounds for such refusal.”.

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dalam subseksyen (1)—

dalam perenggan (b)—

dengan memotong subperenggan (ii);

dengan menggantikan subperenggan (iii)

dengan subperenggan yang berikut:

“(iii) that the membership of its executive is in contravention of paragraph 28(1)(c)

or (d);”;

dengan memotong subperenggan (iv) dan (v);

dengan menggantikan subperenggan (vi)

dengan subperenggan yang berikut:

“(vi) that the funds of the trade union are or have been expended for purposes prejudicial to or incompatible with the security of the Federation or any part thereof or public order, including for purposes which contravene subsection 25a(2) or section 52; or”; dan

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dalam subperenggan (vii), dengan memotong perkataan “or” di hujung subperenggan itu;

dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (1) subseksyen yang berikut:

“(1a)  The Minister may by order add to, delete from or amend the Fourth Schedule.”;

dengan memotong subseksyen (2);

dalam subseksyen (2a), dengan memotong perkataan

“or paragraph (2)(a)”; dan

dengan memotong subseksyen (2b).

dalam subseksyen (1)—

dengan menggantikan perenggan (a) dengan perenggan yang berikut:

“(a) in the case of a trade union of workmen, without first obtaining at least more than one-half of the votes by secret ballot in favour of the proposed strike of at least sixty per centum of its total number of members who are entitled to vote and in respect of whom the strike is to be called; and in the case of a trade union of employers, without first obtaining at least more than one-half of the votes by secret ballot in favour of the proposed lock-out of at least sixty per centum of its total number of members who are entitled to vote;”; dan

dalam subseksyen (2), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“two thousand ringgit, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both, and a further fine of one hundred ringgit” dengan perkataan “five thousand ringgit and a further fine of two hundred ringgit”; dan

dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (7) subseksyen yang berikut:

“(8)  For the purposes of this section, “working day”

means a calendar day but excludes weekends and public holidays applicable at the Federal Territory or

State where the registered office of the trade union is situated.”.

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dalam nota bahu, dengan menggantikan perkataan

“of minors” dengan perkataan “of trade union”;

dalam subseksyen (1), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“under the age of twenty-one, but above the age of sixteen”

dengan perkataan “who has attained the age of fifteen years, but under the age of twenty-one years”;

dalam subseksyen (1a), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“employed or engaged in any establishment, trade, occupation or industry in respect of which the trade union is registered” dengan perkataan “a workman or an employer”;

dengan menggantikan subseksyen (1b) dengan subseksyen yang berikut:

“(1b)  Notwithstanding subsection (1a)—

no workman or employer shall be accepted as a member of a trade union except as provided in the rules of the trade union;

and

any workman who has been dismissed, discharged, retrenched, or has retired may be retained as a member of a trade union subject to the rules of the trade union.”;

dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (1b) subseksyen yang berikut:

“(1c)  No membership of a trade union shall be confined to a particular race, religion or nationality.”; dan

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dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (2) subseksyen yang berikut:

“(2a)  A member of a trade union from amongst the workmen who has been dismissed, discharged, retrenched, or has retired shall not be entitled to vote on strike and all matters relating thereto.”.

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dalam perenggan (c), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“subparagraph 15(1)(b)(iv), (v) or (vi)” dengan perkataan

“subparagraph 15(1)(b)(vi) or paragraph 15(1)(d)”;

dengan menggantikan perenggan (c1) dengan perenggan yang berikut:

“(ca) he is an office-bearer of a political party;”;

dalam perenggan (d), dengan memotong perkataan

“or of any offence which in the opinion of the

Director General renders him unfit to be an officer of a trade union”; dan

dalam proviso, dengan menggantikan perkataan

“paragraphs (a) and (b)” dengan perkataan “paragraph (a)”.

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dengan menggantikan subseksyen (1) dengan subseksyen yang berikut:

“(1)  A registered trade union or registered federation of trade unions may, subject to subsection (2) and the rules of such trade union or federation of trade unions, employ any person as an employee of the registered trade union or of the registered federation of trade unions.”; dan

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dalam subseksyen (3)—

dengan memotong perkataan “subsection (1) or”;

dan

dengan menggantikan subseksyen (1) dengan subseksyen yang berikut:

“(1)  Subject to section 34, any registered trade union may, with the consent of more than one-half of its members or delegates, change its name.”; dan

dalam subseksyen (2), dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “its members” perkataan “or delegates”.

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dengan menggantikan perkataan “increase of members’

subscription” dengan perkataan “imposition of levy”;

dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “more than one-half” perkataan “of the votes returned”; dan

dengan menggantikan perkataan “have voted in favour of”

dengan perkataan “are in favour of”.

dalam subseksyen (1), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“one thousand ringgit” dengan perkataan “five thousand ringgit”; dan

dalam subseksyen (2), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“one thousand ringgit, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both” dengan perkataan

“five thousand ringgit”.

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Seksyen baharu 63a, 63b, 63c, 63d dan 63e

There shall be issued to each enforcement officer an authority card to be signed by the Director General.

When such enforcement officer exercises any of the powers under this Act or any regulations made under this Act, he shall, on demand, produce to the person against whom the power is being exercised the authority card issued to him under subsection (2).

Powers of examination 63c.  (1)  The Director General in carrying out an investigation into any offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act may by notice in writing, require the attendance of any person acquainted with the facts and circumstances of a case to appear before him for the purpose of being examined orally by the Director General in relation to any matter which may, in the opinion of the Director General, assist in the investigation.

A person to whom a written notice under subsection (1)

has been given shall comply with the terms of such written notice and shall attend in accordance with the terms

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of the written notice to be examined, and shall continue to so attend from day to day as directed by the Director General until the examination is completed, and shall during such examination disclose all information which is within his knowledge, or which is available to him, or which is capable of being obtained by him, in respect of the matter in relation to which he is being examined.

An examination under subsection (1) shall be reduced into writing by the Director General and shall be read to and signed by the person being examined, and where such person refuses to sign the statement reduced into writing, the Director General shall endorse thereon under his hand the fact of such refusal and the reasons thereof, if any, stated by the person examined.

Any statement made by any person under this section shall be admissible as evidence in any proceedings in court under this Act against the person or any other person.

Production, etc., of article or document 63d.  In the course of investigation or examination under this Part, the Director General may—

may be charged severally or jointly in the same proceedings with the trade union; and

if the trade union is found guilty of the offence, shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to the same fine or penalty as an individual unless having regard to the nature of his functions in that capacity and to all circumstances, he proves—

that the offence was committed without his knowledge; and

dengan menggantikan perkataan “may be arrested and detained in custody” dengan perkataan “shall be guilty of an offence”; dan

dengan menggantikan perkataan “five hundred ringgit”

dengan perkataan “five thousand ringgit”.

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dalam subseksyen (1)—

dengan memotong perenggan (a);

dalam subseksyen (2), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“An appeal” dengan perkataan “Except in matters relating to cancellation or withdrawal of certificate of registration of trade union, an appeal”.

any prescribed form is furnished by way of electronic transmission; or

any other document is stored or received by or communicated to the Director General in an electronic medium or by way of electronic transmission,

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the electronic record or the copy or print-out of that electronic record shall be admissible as evidence of the facts stated or contained therein:

Provided that the electronic record or the copy or print-out of that electronic record is—

certified by the Director General to contain all or any information furnished, stored, communicated or received in an electronic medium or by way of electronic transmission under this section; or

Where the electronic record of any form prescribed under this Act or any other document, or a copy or print-out of that electronic record is admissible under subsection (1), it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that the record or copy or print-out of that record accurately reproduces the content of that form or document.

For the purposes of this Act, “electronic medium”

includes data, text, image or any other information stored, received or communicated by means of electronic, magnetic, optical, imaging or any other data processing device.”.

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dengan memotong perkataan “whose members are employed in a similar trade, occupation or industry”;

dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “consent of the members” perkataan “or delegates”; dan

dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “Director General and all members” perkataan “or delegates”.

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dalam perenggan (1)(b), dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “that the consent of the members” perkataan

“or delegates”; dan

dalam perenggan (2)(a), dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “if the consent of the members” perkataan

“or delegates”.

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dengan memotong perkataan “the Director General is satisfied that”; dan

dengan menggantikan perkataan “has acted or is acting in contravention of any provision of this Act or any other written law or any condition imposed by him, he may”

dengan perkataan “has been convicted of any of the offences specified in the Fourth Schedule, the Director General may”.

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